Bada Bing!

Bada Bing! cafe

Bada Bing! Located off Clarkenwell road, Bada-bing! is an nice little cafe.

The breakfast is served in humongous portions so if out of principle you feel obliged to clean your plate bada-bing is not for the light-hearted.

Price, at just under £4 for a breakfast (item 4) comprised of 1 Egg, 3 strips of bacon, a lot of baked beans, a lot of chips (waitress forgot to substitute with hash-browns), a portion of mushrooms and a lot of bubble and squeak which was lovely actually. Read the rest of this entry »

The (mexican) Breakfast Club

Huevos Rancheros! Or in loose translation country-side eggs, or farm eggs. Although it might seem the perfect equivalent to the English breakfast the Huevos Rancheros are in fact most commonly eaten as brunch. Originating from Huevos muteleños the original Oaxaca breakfast consisting of Eggs, Tortilla, beans and ground cheese, the Huevos Rancheros consists of Tortillas, fried eggs, tomato chilli sauce, beans (not to be confused with Heinz beans), avocado and sometimes potatoes.

Huevos Rancheros! @ the Breakfast club

The breakfast club reincarnation of this mouth watering breakfast is closer to the English breakfast, replacing the old’ blighty ingredients like for like with Mexican ones.

• Tortillas or pita-bread replace hash browns – not sure we have a win here – but certainly healthier
• Spicy chorizo replaces sausage – This is a fair trade
• Home cooked beans replace Heinz beans – The ‘fresh’ beans are tastier and add more flavour to breakfast – nice change
• Guacamole doesn’t replace anything and it’s very welcome!
• Sour cream replaces brown sauce? Trust me, you’ll need it after that spicy Chorizo
• Fresh vegetables (diced) replace mushrooms
• Ok we’re short-changed on black pudding but it’s not a great loss and not everyones cup of tea

Where to find the best Huevos Rancheros in London?

The usual suspects are Macondo and The breakfast club. Macondo uses more fresh spices and ingredients and uses tortillas instead of pittas, but the breakfast club uses Chorizo. I still prefer Macondo for it’s smaller queues and more chilled atmosphere. The Breakfast club is off coarse vibrant and exciting attracting a young and beautiful crowd, but Macondo is an excellent choice and you don’t have to queue.

If you any other places you can get Mexican breakfast and Huevos Rancheros please leave a comment!

English breakfast carrys on!

An Englishman was writing for the Times today how the English breakfast is an abomination Direct quotes from Giles Coren article for the Times online : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article3758517.ece

Hash-browns are dismissed as “ghastly manifestations of American imperialism”

“A good English breakfast never lets you down.” No, it kills you.

What the hell event do they have in mind, the 3,000m casualty dash? The Triple Barf (also called the hop, skip and vomit)? The Synchronised Massive Coronary?

You never see a person with a degree eating a fry-up, do you?

Clearly the English breakfast is not only the cornerstone of British diet and the proudest culinery delight of Britain, but also helps Britain keep calm and carry on, unlike that very unfortunate Giles Coren character who was writing this angry article over her oat serial with 0% fat yogurt.

Giles, you may be right to advocate health, but a bit of advice for your heart: Don’t stress so much about the little things – have a breakfast you enjoy in moderation – keep calm – and carry on!

Ferrari’s greasy spoon

Ferrari’s greasy spoon captured on camera. I like Ferraris, but sometimes it’s too much for my stomach.

Also I was wondering – it is ok to steam a late in a plastic container? Oh well… here it is:

Greasy spoon English breakfast from Ferraris

The no breakfast club

Bit of a disappointment the cock tavern today as 4 out of our group didn’t get breakfast at all after 45m wait. Still the old Cock Tavern is a classic and was busting with life at 8am in the morning on Friday 30th.

Good fun, not if you're hungry though. From left to right: Chris, Lisa, Sarah J., Sarah K., Vesa, Brad, Hina, Martin, Aris, Kevin, Sam and Bethany

Wetting the appetite before brekkie at Soho. Kevin, Aris, Sam and Chris

Breakfast preparation

Soho: 1:10am. Breakfast preparations

Sunday brekkie @ Johnny D’s (Boston)

Johnny D's Jazz Brunch stage

Once upon a time in uptown in Boston there was a place that served Yankee brekkie, accompanied by live Jazz every Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Morgan arms

Breakfast and connect 4

The Mile End Morgan arms is a great place to meet the young and interesting professionals of the Mile-end & Bow area. Read the rest of this entry »

Best breakfast in Barbican/Smithfields for under a fiver?

The £3.95 English breakfast!!

Tye, Darren and Martin tucking in!

The £3.95 English breakfast!!

The breakfast club met today at PJ’s Cantina. Seems like this place is getting better and better since they re-opened 6 months ago. Excellent fast service, great breakfast, and all for £4.50 including coffee or tea!

PJ Cantina

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Its not all about the technique

Martin, of the breakfast club, demonstrates BC technique: